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Patented Feb. 1 1, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT "OFFICE JACQUARD PATTERN MECHANISM FOR KNITTING MACHINES AND METHOD OF PATTERNING EFFECTED THEREBY Robert H. Lawson, Pawtucket, and Arthur N. Cloutier and Alfred L. Hutton, Jr., Lonsdale, R. I., assignors to Hemphill Company, Pawc It. 1., a corporation of Massachusetts Application January 2, 1932, Serial No. 584,380

' 40 Claims.

.Tliis invention relates to jacquard pattern mechanism for knitting machines as well as to themethod of patterning effected thereby.

In order that the principle of the invention may 5 be readily understood, wehave disclosed a single embodiment of the mechanism of our invention in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. l is a front elevation of the entire mechanism, excepting the driving pulleys and immem partsior controlling the axial movements of the Jacquard or selector drum; 6 is a horizontal section on line 6-6 of Fig. I

Fig. 7 is an end elevation of the structure shown :5 in Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a sectionon line 88 01 Fig. 6; Fig. 9 is a plan view of the pattern chain mechanism;

Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the structure shown to in is- Fig. 11 is a left-hand elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 9;

Fig. 12 is a section on line 12- of Fig. 9; Fig. 13 is a; section online i3--i3 of Fig. 10; 36 .Fig. 14 is a plan view of the mechanismior raising or lowering each-half of jacquard drum; Fig. 1515 a. view similar to Fig. 14, but with the parts in another position;

Fig. 16 is an end elevation of the structure 40 shown in Fig. 4 with the parts in position for raising the jacquard drselector drum;

Fig. 17 is an end elevation of thestructure shown in Fig. 14 with the-parts in position to lowering thejacquard or selector drum;.

in Fig. 1 5;

Fig. 19 is a. section on line l9-I9 of Fig; 14-;

is Fig. 18 is a side elevationv of the structure shown Fig. 20 is an inside view on the line 20--20 of showings dial jack as being selected by a Tc- Fig. 24 is a section through the dial, sinker ring and part of the needle cylinder and showing jacks and sinkers in reverse plating position;

Fig. 25 is a. view similar to part of Fig. 24, but

showing jacks and sinkers in normal plating p 5 sition;

. Fig. 26 is a horizontal section of the dial;

Fig. 2'? is a vertical section of the dial taken on the line 21-21 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 28 is a. section on the line 28-28 of Fig. 27; 10

Fig. 29 is a. horizontal section of sinker ring and cams;

Fig. 30 is a section on the line 30-30 of Fig. 29;

Fig. 31 is a perspective view of the dial jacks.

The mechanism and process of our invention 15 constitute an improvement upon the co-pendingapplications of Lawson and Lawson, Serial Nos. 177,262 and 182,060. In said co-pending applications the smallest number of sinkers there shown as selected at any one time is two, whereas in go accordance with the mechanism herein disclosed,

a single sinker at a time may be controlled for normal or reverse plating. For the purpose of changing patterns it is necessary only to change the jacquard pattern chain and the strips in the 25 jacquard or selector drum.

, While the jacquard patterning mechanism herein disclosed may be employed in connection with other types of knitting machines than that herein indicated, we'have selected for illustration 30 v a circular hosiery knitting machine such, for example, as the general type known as the Banner and disclosed originally in the patentto Hemphill No. 933,443. The patterning may be eflected by any desired or suitable stitch structural variation that iswithin the scope of the invention, as, for example, plating or reverse, plating, and without limiting our invention thereto, we have herein shown only means for effecting patterning through plating and reverse plating. To effect 40 plating and'reverse plating we preferably employ sinkers or instrumentalities which directly engage 'the yarns .or threads for the purpose of causing changes in the plating relation thereof,

' but our invention is not limited to the eiifecting 46 of normal and reverse plating through direct sinker control as we may otherwise effect the same. For the purpose'of this application but without'limiting ourselves thereto, we have shown or indicated that means for .eflecting reverse 50 plating wherein sinkers directly engage the yarns or threads for. the purpose of .eflecting changes in the plating relation of the yarns or threads. To that end we preferably employ the principles 0! operation disclosed in the patents to Robert H. II

Lawson No. 1,605,896 and Reissue No. 16,584, and the following subsequent patents to Robert H. Lawson either. as a sole or joint inventor: 1,627,290, May 3, 1927; 1,690,076, October 30, 1928; 1,716,450, June 11, 1929; 1,720,649, July 9, 1929; 1,735,970, November 19, 1929; 1,758,899; May 13, 1930; 1,785,200, December 16, 1930; 1,790,623, January 27, 1931; 1,796,266, March 10, 1931 1,801,606, April 21, 1931; 1,801,607, April 21, 1931; 1,806,299, May 19, 1931; 1,897,130, February 14, 1933. -We refer to those patents for a full disclosure of special instrumentalities and regular web holders, one of each of which is positioned in the grooves of the sinker ring, although it is to be understood that we may and preferably do employ a special instrumentality in each sinker groove. Relative movement of the needles and,

the said instrumentalities, and preferably movement of said instrumentalities transversely of the needle series, effects yarn or thread engagement thereby in such a manner that two plating yarns or threads which are fed in a plating relation are thereby reversed in position, desirably during the loop forming operation, as disclosed in said patents, and to which we refer for a more complete description.

Preferably we employ upon a vertical spindle a single dial disk of the general character shown in the said co-pending applications'of Lawson and Lawson and provide in said dial disk jacks which are movable into and out of operative position so as individually to control the positions of the sinkers or like instrumentalities which directly engage the yarns or threads to eifect reverse plating.

As disclosed in said applications, a jacquard drum is provided in the lengthwise extending grooves whereof are thin steel jacquard strips having butts all extending from the same edge in the plane of the body of the strips. Desirably those strips are originally identically made and the butts not required for the pattern are removed as by, breaking them off in accordance with well known shop practice. The drum controls changes from plating to reverse plating throughout a very extended number of courses, and at each and every loop or stitch throughout said courses regardless of or without depending upon what has been done or is to be done at any other loops or stitches. As herein disclosed the lacquard drum or member is of such height or length as to control forty-eight consecutive courses, or other desired number, assuming that the lacquard drum is racked continuously in one direction, one step for each course. If desired, the drum need not be racked every course, or, if desired, at the end of 'a racking movement in one direction it may be correspondingly racked in the opposite direction. This enables us to provide for the making of figures of various'sizes, or of pictures, names, letters, numerals or other representations throughout a very extensive part of the stocking. r

Referring to the parts of the mechanism which may be similar to that shown in said co-pending applications and referring first to Fig. 1, the latch ring is indicated at I. Said latch ring has supported therein a group of pivoted yarn or thread fingers indicated generally at 2 and ineluding two separate yarnor thread fingers through which respectively two yarns are introduced in plating relation, indicated most clearly in Fig. 30 of the reissue patent to Robert H. Lawson, No. 16,584, and which therefore need not be more particularly referred to.

oi the cylinder bed as shown in Fig. 1.

with a pattern shaft 4 upon which is mounted the usual pattern drum having circumferentially arranged and secured removably thereon a series of cams for controlling the yarn fingers through the usual operating levers, indicated in part at 6 in Fig. 1.

The said camshaft 4 is also provided with other formations or members indicated generally at I by which other parts are controlled, among them being pawls or levers by which a pattern chain mechanism is operated, which in turn governs the axial movement of the jacquard or selector drum.

As shown in Fig. 1 the needle cylinder has fast thereon a gear 8 meshing with a gear 3 on the upright shaft III which itself is supported in bearings ll, l2 fastened to the needle cylinder bed I 3 and the bed plate H of the machine. At its upper end the needle cylinder is provided with a web holder or sinker bed ring indicated gen orally at Ma, which will be more fully described. Near its upper end the upright shaft ID has fast thereon an arm l5 shown in Fig. 2. The said arm carries an adjusting screw I6 that supports the jack dial, hereinafter to be described, for regulating the height of the jack dial with relation to the sinker head. Also adjusting screws l1, l8 in the lugs I3, engage a lug 2| on the under side of the dial for circumferential adjustment of the dial jacks with the sinker jacks.

An arm 22 fast to the shaft l0 supports a gear 23 loosely mounted on said shaft. Adjusting screws 24, 25 in the lugs 26, 21 on the arm 22 engage a lug 28 on the under side of the gear 23 for regulating the dial jacks with respect to the butts that are formed on ,the strips of the jacquard drum. The said gear 23 meshes with a gear 29 fast on the threaded shaft 30 and carrying the jacquard drum 31. The said jacquard drum is desirablyof the same general construction as that shown in the said co-pending applications. It is provided throughout its circumference with lengthwise grooves desirably equal in number to the number of needles in the knitmost clearly in Figs. 6 and 7. The bracket 33 is supported by an upright shaft 35 in a bearing mounted on the upper side of the cylinder bed 13 of the machine as shown in Fig. 3. The bracket 34 is supported by a stud 36 in the bracket, of,

which bearing I I forms a part, on the under side The said brackets 33, 34 are adjustable for the various sizes of cylinder.-

The jacquard or selector drum 3| is provided in the respective lengthwise grooves thereof with removable strips 31, a portion of one of which is shown in Fig. 22. The said strips are of thin The number are removed before the strips are put in the grooves of the drum, and the strips can be readily removed from the drum by removing the end caps of the drum which hold the strips in position. The butts not needed by the pattern are removed from the strips by breaking them off or knocking them oif in accordance with well known shop practice. In Fig. 22, we have indicated that a few of the butts have been removed in accordance with shop practice.

We have stated that the mechanism herein: disclosed is particularly adapted for single sinker control. In the said co-pending applications of Lawson and Lawson there is shown mechanism whereby reverse plating is effected on two adjacent slnkers at a time. In the disclosure in said applications the smallest number of sinkers there shown as'adapted to be pushed in for pattern groups is two sinkers, whereas in the present disclosure we select by the herein disclosed mechanism any one single sinker or any greater number of sinkers, as desired,'for pattern purposes.

In making the pattern, it is not necessary to change any of the sinkers or the sinker jacks or the dial jacks. It is necessary only to change the jacquard chain to be hereinafter referred to,

but whichmay be generally like that shown in application Serial No. 182,060, and to change the jacquard strips. The said jacquard strips 31. are

desirably a little shorter with respect to the height of their butts than as shown in said copending application, the reason being that there is a smaller or shorter movement of the dial jacks. Therefore it is necessary only for the jacquard strip butt 3'! to have a height called for by the smaller. movement. necessary for selective pur- DOSES.

In association with thejacquard drum 3| and its strips 31, there is provided a 'dial generally It as clearly shown in Fig. 22. The saiddial shaft above the collar 4,8,. has a dial plate 4| radialindicated at 38 mounted upon the upright shaft ly grooved as indicatedatc42 for the reception of selector or dial jaoks' generally indicated at 43.

Radially inside of the groovesfor theselectorf jacks 43 there is a downwardly' inclined orbev- .eled annular or ring-likesurface 44 and-the! inner endsof the jacks areueachiprovided a correspondingly beveled, end 45 which my ride upon theinclinedbevel formation -44 as indicated clearly in -Fig.n22. Above the dial plate 4| is a dial cap 45 having thereoncircumfefi ential grooves indicated at 41, 46 and a recessed portion 49 clearly shown in Figs. 22, 24 and, 25.

When in any course of the fabric a butt exists upon a jacquard strip to control the stitch on the corresponding needle, the-said retained butt of the jacquard strip pushes the dial orselector jack 43 radially inward to its inner or backposition toward the center of the dial, thereby rendering it temporarily inoperative or non-f1mc-. tioning. This is done through the engagement of the referred to butt on the jacquard-strip with the upper longer projection or nib 53 on the said dial or selector jmk. Each dial or'selectorjack 43 is provided with the upper, longer nib or pro- 44 is A. c

jection 50 and a lower shorter nib or projection If abutt has been removed from the illustrated jacquard strip 31 and knitting is being done at the height corresponding to the position of the lacking butt, the dial or. selector jack 43 corresponding thereto remains in its outer posi-v tion, so that in the rotation of the dial 33 it acts upon the corresponding sinker head jack 52 shown clearly in Fig. 25 and one of which is -pro vided in each sinker groove of the sinker head 53. The structure of these sinker head jacks will be hereinafter more fully referred to. By the described action of a. dial or selector jack 43 upon a sinker head jack 52 the said sinker head jack is placed inits radially inner position for reverse plating in that it acts upon its corresponding sinker jack 52- as shown in Fig. 24. Each said sinker head jack 52 is provided with an upwardly extending nib 55 adapted to be engaged by the lower nib 5| of thedial or selector jack 43, and is also provided with a beveled downwardly extending projection55 which is adapted to engage andslidedown the beveled annular surface 51 as indicated-mostfclearly in Fig. 25. When there is an-indicationior reverse plating and the dial or selector jack 43 has been moved outward as shown in Fig. 24, the' lower nib or projection 5| thereof engages the oute end of the sinker head Jack 52 and slides the 'sameradially inward of the sinker ring so that the beveled projection 55 rides up the slope51 and so elevates the sinker' 54 supported uponthe jmk in the same groove that the butt 58 of thes'i'nker 54 is brought into position to engage a'fbied cam upon the sinker cam ring and thereby the sinker is" forced into its inner,

lector jack is selected by the appropriate butt upon the jacquard strip and the lower nib 5| operates the appropriate sinker or sinker head jack. The purpose inhaving two nibs on each dial or selector jack is to permit a very short movement ofthe' dial'or selector jacks 43 while selected, and in order'that-the said dial jacks will each have to make only a short movement in placing 'the corresponding sinker or sinker head iack'in its inner ipositionlfor reverse aplatlng. Heretofore the butts'on thejacquard strips were so long that in order to. give each dial 'jack the required movement, a dial jack was provided with anib long enough .to act upon an equivalent two sinker jacks. By the. construction disclosed in the present application and by the .provision of the upper and lower nibs upon the rdial or selector jackswe are able to provide for and secure a very short. movement of the dial or selector jacks and consequently of the sinker head jacks. By reason of ,the construction disclosed herein any jacquard butt is enabled .to push a dial orselector iack in and the said'jacquard strip butt will entirely clear both the last previous and the next following dial or selector jacks. .The movement herein employed is sojshort that the lower nib 5|v pushes -in asinker jack to its inner position and clears the last previous and.

the next following sinker jacks owing tothefact of the described small movement. An important purpose of .the invention is to provide means whereby either a. single sinker. or any group of sinkers or all the sinkers at the knitting head may be selected as desired. Owing to theedisclosed of the jacquard strip butts no jacquard strip gains more than a-trifling amount'over adial or selector jack Q3, the; diametersof theouter ends of the jacquard stripbutts being. substantially equal tothehalf-way position of the lower ,each sinker jack is so small that each buttof a jacquard strip acts only upon a single dial or selector jack and misses the last previous and the next following selector jack. The provision of a single nib upon a dial or selector jack to be acted upon by a butt on a jacquard strip and the provision of a second nib for the selection and actuation ofthe corresponding sinker or sinker head jack is an important feature of the invention.

The jacquard or selector drum is raised and lowered by the use of mechanism similar to and in the patent to Robert H. Lawson, No. 1,778,901,

Oct. 21, .1930. The particular nieans constituting an improvement upon the shown in that patent will be referred to in detail hereinafter.

The dial or selector jacks II, as already stated, are selected by the butts of the jacquard strips and accordingly are positioned in their inner or inoperative relation, as shown in Fig. 23, so that they do not come in contact with the sinker jacks 92. Where the butts of a jacquard strip are broken off or otherwise removed, the dial or selector jack is left in its outer position, as shown in Fig. 22, so thatitwillcomeincontactwiththe sinker jack 43 and push the same to its inner position for reverse plating,-see Fig. 24. When the dial or selector jack is in its inner position and therefore inoperative or non-functioning, it is sunk and held by the dial cams out of action. When the dial or selector jack is left in its outer position, it is held firmly against the dialcam while it is pushing the sinker jacks to their inner position.

As set'forth more in detail hereinafter, there is provided in the proper circumferential positionastationarycamattachedtothedialdisk for pulling all jacks back ready to be selected over again by the selector lacks. A movable switch cam is also employed for the P p of providing forthemakingofaplainsole,thesaidcambeing movable from an upper to a lower position and vice versa. v

The dial or selector jacks are provided with intermediate butts 52 shown most clearly in Figs. 22,- 23, 24 and which come in contact with the said switch cam and the dial or selector jacks are thereby movedto their inner position andsunksoastobeinoperative. Thosedialor selector jacks not needing the said butt I2 have such butts removed therefrom as by breaking or otherwise and such jacks therefore clear the 'saidcamand eitherstayat their inneror outer 'positionasalreadyselectedbythebutizofthe jacquard strip 91 for reverse plating, in the instep or upper of the foot.

The inker jacks 52 are not strictly selected by the dial or selector jacks; they stay in their outer position and are sunk by the cam for that purpose. Such jacks are inoperative for the time being. The sinker jacks that are selected and accordingly moved to their inner position travel circumferentially about with the dial and pushthe oorrespondingsinkersfl inbycomingin,

a guard cam extending along the back of the rearside sinker cams, for the purpose of steadying the sinker jacks in their outer position. There are also provided two cams for the purpose of making certain that the sinker Jacks are all sunk until selected 'in the next course from the dial jacks.

Thesinker jacks 92 and the dial or selector ja'cks 49 are both milled and are bent to provide friction, since friction is relied upon to hold both of said types of jacks to their inner or their outer positions as selected.

A stationary sinker Jack cam is also provided to even the sinker jacks to their inner position after being selected by the dial jacks.

The switch cam is out of action during the knitting of the leg and the foot but is in action when changing into the heel and the toe. All the selector jacks are pushed to their inner position while making the change into the heel and toe, the sinker jacks being brought to theirouter position and sunk. The sinker jacks are in operation only when required for reverse plating.

We will next describe the means for imparting rotary and axial movements to the jacquard drum or cylinder 99. While any suitable means may be employed for this purpose, we preferably employ means similar to that shown in, but constituting an improvement upon the mechanism of, t e patent to Robert H. Lawson, No. 1,788,901, dated October 2l, l930.- Reference is made to that patent for a disclosure of the general type of mechanism employed herein.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 3, and 9 to 13'inclusive, of this application, and first to Fig. 3, the so-called Ill gear of the knitting machine is represented at 59. The said gear, provided with 104 teeth, rotates once to every four revolutions of the needle cylinder. Meshing with the saidllll gear 59 is a pinion 69 having 26 teeth, so that the .pinion 69 rotates once to each revolution of the needle cylinder. Said pinion 69 is mounted on a shaft'tl in bearings 62 provided with suitable brackets on the frame of the machine, and a sleeve 63 surrounds a portion of said shaft 9|. Upon the inner end of the shaft 6| is fastened crank disk SI and pivotally connected thereto at 05 is a connecting rod 66. having a lengthwise adjusable portion 86', as shown most clearly in Fig. 10. The lower end of said connecting rod is pivotally connected at 81 to a short link or block G9 which is pivoted at 99 to the arm 10 of a bell crank lever 1| (see Fig. 3),the other arm I! whereof is connected by a universal joint 13 to the end of a to-and-fro movable element or dag- .ger I4. Said element or dagger 74 is provided with a pointed or arrow-shapedend l5 and in the rear thereof with opposite lateral projections 16, TI, the function whereof will be hereinafter described. Formed, if desired, with said element or dagger 14', but in the present instance shown as secured thereto by bolts 19, is an overlying part 19 relatively broad compared with the pointed-or arrow-shaped end IS. The sides 99, 9| of the over- .lying part 19 are adapted to be engaged by the inner edges 92, 92', '89, 93f'of the upper guide 84 and the lower guide 95 to be referred to more particularly hereinafter.

The bell crank lever 1| is fast was short shaft suitably mounted in the framing or casting 9i. Fbr this purpose, there is provided a twopart bearing shown at 91, 88 in Figs. 9 and 13. Secured by bolts 99 to the bearing part "is a sleeve 99 through which the shaft 9| extends';and wherein it is rotatable. Fast upon the shaft 9| is an arm or lever 92 which, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 10, is provided with a pawl 93 of 'usual shape and adapted to engage the teeth 94 of a ratchet 95 that is free to rotate upon the sleeve '90. The pawl 93 is provided with a laterally extending pin 96, the function of which will be hereinafter stated. A hold-back pawl 91 is preferably provided as shown in Fig. 10.

The hub 98 of the ratchet 95 is surrounded by a brake band 99,,shown also in Figs. 9 and 10, and the ends whereof are suitably connected by a spring I00. At the side'of the pawl 93, shown also in Fig. 9, is a second pawl 'IOI, a cross piece I02 whereof is engaged by the pawl 93 when lifted out of action by means hereinafter described, so as to lift said second pawl also out of engagement with the ratchet 95. The lifting of said pawls out of engagement with the ratchet may occur at predetermined times in accordance with the requirements or conditions of the mechanism to which our invention is applied.

Fast in the'frame or casting 88 is an upright stud I04, shown most clearly in Fig. 10. Free to turn in either direction with said stud is a toothed disk I05 which will be referred to as the rotatory member, and, which in accordance with our invention, the to-and-fro movable element or dagger 14 turns in either direction in accordance with the dictates of the controlling parts. Extending from the upper face of the rotatory member or disk I05 is a. series of pins or bolts I08, here shown as eight in number, and each carrying a small roller I01 to reduce wear. The said pins -I0Ii are equally distributed about the face of the disk I05. Viewing Fig. 9, it will be evident that so long as the element or dagger 14 reciprocates or moves to and fro in a line which intersects the axis of rotation of the disk I05 (that is, the

shaft I04 or axis thereof) the disk I05 is not turned in either direction. If, however, said element or dagger 14. is moved laterally to one side or the other of the axis of rotation of the disk I05, the continued movement of the element or dagger 14 imparts a step-by-step movement to the disk I05 in a clockwise'direction or in a contraclockwise direction, according to the side of the axis of the disk I05 to which the said element or dagger 14 has been shifted.

In order to shift the dagger 14 transversely ithe upper and lower guides 84 and 85 are used.

These guides, as shown most clearly in Figs. 11 and 12, are provided with cam-shaped slots I08, I08. through which screws H0 extend into a ;bracket III mounted on, the upper side of two brackets H2, H3. Suitably secured to the lower guide 85 is thearm II4 of a bell crank lever II5 pivoted at IIIi upon a bracketlfl secured to the framing. Theseguides 84, 85 movie from one side to .the other, moving the dagger 14' to one side to raise the drum 3!, and to the other side to lower the said drum 3|. When'the dagger 14 is in its center position, it is operated between two rollers on the gear I05, as shown in F 9, and it does not then move the selector drum 3| either up or down. These guides 84, 85 guide the dagger 14 to its various positions, namely, either to one side or the other or to its central position. The slots I08, I09 are arranged in said guides 84, 85, so that when the dagger 14 is to one side or the other, there is no possible chance of it being caught and getting out of place. As said guides "of the link I2I.

Moreover said guides 84, 85 arearranged so as to hold the dagger 14 perfectly central, when required, in between two adjacent rollers on the operating gear I05. In the earlier construction, upon which this is an improvement, there was provided merely a plain guide with a horizontal slot moving the dagger from one side to the other, there being no guide across the upper part of the dagger- In said prior construction, after changing out of the heel and toe, the dagger very often would be on one side or the other, and the pin that is underneath it, which held the dagger out of action while making the heel and toe, would drop the dagger on top of said guide and either cause a smash or cause the missing of a needed course. In accordancewith the new construction providing upper and lower guides, whether the dagger is at one side or the other, acting to turn the drum, or whether the dagger is'raised up in the heel and toe (so that position, whether it be in a center position or to either side as desired, according to the pattern chain. After changing out of the heel, the dagger 14 has to follow the guides 84, 85, as indicated in Figs. 11 and 12, where it is shown as being central, and it will be seen that the dagger will have to stay central and operate at all times as desired, and if the guides 84, 85 are moved to one side or the other, they still control the dagger 14 in such a way that the dagger is always under control .to be inoperative on the rollers on the operating gear I05 or to operate the rolls as selected from the pattern chain.

The arm I I8 of said bell crank lever II5 has therein a screw II9' which extends through a longitudinal slot I20 in a link I2I. Preferably we provide a coiled spring I22 connected to the screw H8 and to a screw I23 at the lower end The function of said spring is to hold the lower slide 85 steady,'a s will be evident from the further description of the mecha- We also provide a coiled spring I24. connected to the screw I23 and to a screw or pin I25 attached to the framing. The puropse of said coiled spring I24 is to elevateor tend to elevate the link- ,I2I.

In thepresent disclosure of our invention, movement is imparted to the link I2I, and conse quently to the slide 85, in the following manner:

Pivoted upon the framing at I25 (indicated most clearly in Fig. 10) is a lever I21, the arm I28 whereof is pivotally connected at I28 to the other links have high lugs I35. Therefore, the

lever I21 is rocked in accordance with the character of the of the pattern chain. If a link which is presented to the lever I21 is provided with a low lug, such as I34, the to-and-fro movable element or dagger 14 is brought intoa neutral position,--that is, into the central position shown in Fig. 9. If 'a'link (such as I88) is presented which is devoid of a lug.'the guide 85 is moved to the left viewin Fig. 12, and the disk I05 is. turned in a contraclockwise direction. If

a link having a high lug I is presented to the lever I21, the guide 55 is moved to the right viewing Fig. 12 and the disk I05 is turned in a clockwise direction.

It is to be understood that any other suitable means may be employed to move, desirably automatically, the element or dagger 14 transversely, so that it may'act upon the rolls I01 upon the face of the disk I05, to one side or the other of the axis of said disk. Referring to Fig. 9, it will be noted that suitably secured to the \framing by bolts I35, I31, are two members H2, H3, already referred to. The inner edges of/ the members 'II2, III are cam-shaped as indicated at I35, I35. The'cam formations may be varied as found suitable but in the disclosed embodiment of the invention the construction is such that the cam shaped edges .I35, I39 converge or approach each other and are adapted to be engaged respectively by edges of the laterally projecting parts 15, 11 of the dagger 14. Thatwo members III, II3 are con- "nected by a strap I40 under which the dagger 14 moves.

We provide any suitable means for moving one or both of the pawls 93, IN out of action. For this purpose we have represented a curved lever arm I clearly shown in Figs. 9 and 10, which,

when lifted, engages the pin 55 on the pawl 53 and lifts said pawl. The curved lever I is pivoted at I42 upon the framing, and fast therewith (as shown in Fig. 9) is another lever arm I43 to which is pivotally connected at I44 an operating rod I45 (see Fig. 5), which itself is Y, pivoted at I45 to a lever I41 mounted on the stud I45, the front end of said lever I41 being operated by a cam I49 on the drum I50 on shaft 4 (see Fig. 1).

As shown most clearly in Fig. 5, there is pivoted to the member 2- a lever I5I, the end whereof is connected by a coil spring I52 to a bracket I53. Said lever I5I constitutes one form or type of holding or limiting means to prevent over-movement of the disk or rotatory member I05.

The dagger 14 may be permitted to reciprocate or move to and fro idly. when in the neutral position shown in Fig. 9 and in such case to enter between and withdraw from the two rolls I01 which happen to be positioned, as shown in Fig. 9, next to the pin of the element or dagger 14.

We prefer, however, to provide means, when the dagger 14 is to reciprocate or move to and fro in its neutral path, to move said element 14 away from the disk I05. Any suitable means may be provided for this purpose. We have, however, in Figs. 5 and 9, represented for the purpose a rod I53. The said rod I53 is moved in a length wisedirection by a lever I54 mounted on a stud I55 in the machine frame, and is operated by a cam I55 on the drum I50 which is fast on the shaft 4.

Said rod I53 (shown in Figs. 5, 9 and 10) ispivotaliy cohnected at I51 to a lever arm I55 fast to a shaft I55 mounted in the framing. Fast on the shaft I59 therewith is another lever arm I50 which at its upper end is provided with a cross pin I5I (Fig. 5) that takes under the element or dagger 14, so as to lift the same above the rolls I01, whereupon, until lowered, itwill move to and fro idly.

The rotatory step-by-step movement of the disk 'bodiment or construction herein selected for illustration of the application of our invention, the disk I05 is provided with teeth I52 (Fig. 9) withwhich mesh the teeth of a pinion I53 suitably supported and surrounding a screw I54, which, therefore, is moved axially in one direction or the other by the step-by-step movement of the disk I05. The screw I54 imparts movement to suitable parts hereinafter to be described.

Referring to Figs. 2, 10, it is sometimes dc,- -sirable, when the drum 3i has reached the limit of movement in either direction, to provide means to act uponthe slide 55 (Fig. 12), thereby to bring it into its neutral position (that is, into the position where the element or dagger 14 will move to and fro without functioning to turn the disk I05 in v.eitner direction). For this purpose, we have indicated a lever I55 pivoted at I55 and having an arm I51 adapted to be struck at either the upper face or the lower face thereof by-respective collars to be hereinafter described (shown in Fig. 2 at I55 and 20). When the lever I55 is in the horizontal position shown in Figs; 2 and 10, the slides 54, 55 are in their central or neutral position. The lever I55 has an arm I55 forked as indicated at I55 to engage the arm II! of the bell crank lever II5 (shown in Fig. 12)

It will be clear from the foregoing description I that the to and fro movement of the gear or element or dagger 14 results in a step-by-step rotatory movementof the gear or element I05, and that said element I05 is rotated in either direction as long as desired according. to the dictates of the controlling means, and that said element I05 is locked or held from over-movement upon each step movement, so that a very great accuracy is obtained. This is of very great importance when the ultimately moved part controls some delicate mechanism, such as the Jacquard drum and associated parts herein described.

We will next describe the mechanism for raising and lowering the jacquard or selector drum 3|, and refer particularly to Figs. 14 to 21. This drum, in the disclosed embodiment of theinvention, is either raised or lowered oneeighth of an inch at a time, this being the distance from the center of one butt to the center of the next butt on a selector strip 31.

Fastto the upper end of the screw I54 (see also Fig. 9) is a bracket I10. On the upper edge of the bracket I10 is fastened a cam "I, having an ,upper face I12 and a lower face I13, and also a cam-shaped slot I14 therebetween. On the under side of the cam "I is a cam-shaped surface I15 which will be hereinafter described. The screw I54, being raised or lowered one-eighth of an inch, the bracket I10 and the cam "I will be moved accordingly. 0n the inner end of the bracket I10 is mounted a cam I15 (Fig.16) which will later be described. The two supporting members I11, I15 are each provided with two vertical supporting rod I15, I80, which carry at their upper ends each alf respectively of the selector drum. The supporting member's I11, I15 are rotating one revolution to each revolution of the needle cylinder and are each independently operated. The member I11 is raised or lowered by a cam I5 I, which is fastened by screws to the up per side of the member I11. When the screw I54 raises or lowers the member I11, the cam I5I willalways be in the cam-shaped slot I1'4 which in turn acts to raise the member I11, thereby also raising or lowering one-half of the jacquard or selector drum ,3 I The member I18 is at this time in a locked position (see Figs. 14 and 15) which is one-eighth of an inch below the member I11. On the member I18 is mounted a lock' I82 ona stud I 83 which engages the circumferential groove I83 on the jacquard or selector drum shaft 38. On the same stud I83 and'fast to the lock I82 by screws I84 is an extension lever I85, the rounded end whereof operates on either the upper or lower faces I12, I13'of the cam "I. On the under side of the me her I18 is mounted a segment I88, which carries a 11 I81, hereinafter described. The members I11, I18 being rotated In a contraclockwise' directio the extension lever I85 comes in contact W175 the lower face, I13 of cam I1I, disengaging the look from the groove I83 on the selector drum shaft 38. At this period the roll' I81 will come in contact with the inclined surface I88 of the cam I18 and raise the member I18- oneeeighth of an inch, both members being now on the same level, which in turn brings both parts of the selector drum even on a horizontal line, so that the butts on the selector strip will be on the same level to select the dial jacks properly. When the roll I81 rides on the'top surface of the cam I16, the extension lever I85 will snap into the cam-shaped slot I14, which in turn allows the lock I82 to hold the member I18 in a groove I83 one eighth of an inch higher than the previous position. The stud I83 carrying the extension lever I85 is mounted and turns in the member I18 (see Fig. 21). Fast to the lower end of the stud I83 is another lever I89,;which carries a coil spring I98 fastened to a screw I9I in the opposite member I11,,the said spring snapping the extension lever I85 into the cam slot I14. The extension lever I85 carrying the lock I82, and the lever I88, all turn together with the stud I83. A guide I82 keeps the lock I82 in alignment with the grooves I83 in the selector drum shaft 38. On the under side of the member I11is a supporting segment I93. which turns on the ball thrust bearing I94 on the inner hub of the bracket I18 supporting the member I11 and the half of the selector drum and its immediate parts.

n the inner side of the member I11 is a supporting bracket I95 to keep this member and immediate parts in alignment with the jacquard or r selector drum shaft 38. To move the jacquard orselector drum downward, the member I11 with the cam I8I inthe cam slot I14 is dropped oneeighth of an inch by the screw shaft I84. To bring the member I18 to the same level, (in the event it does not drop'by its own weight) a cam I98, which is fastened to the under side of this member, comes in contact with the cam-shaped surface I15 underneath the cam'I1I.- At this point the extension lever is riding on the upper surface I12 and releases the lock I82 from the groove I83 in the selector drum shaft, allowing the surface of cam I92 to operate on the under side of cam. I15, and in so operating the extension lever snaps into the 'cam slot I14, allowing the lock to engage the next groove I83 in the jacquard or selector drum shaft one-eighth of an inch lower than the previous position,thus bringing the members I11, I18 onto the same level',

whichiin turn will bring both'parts of the jac- 6 quard or selector drum on a horizontal line so that the, butts on the selector strips will be on the same level.

A depending rod I98 fast to the under side of the bracket I18 carries two collars, the upper collar I98 engaging the lever I81 on the downward movement of the jacquard or selector drum,

and the lower collar 288 controlling the upward movement of the, Jacquard or selector drum. These collars are set on the rod I98 governing the upward and downward movement of the jacquard or selector drum according to the pattern set-up, also to prevent the said drum' from raising or lowering out of position with the dial jacks. We will next describe the cams and cam paths for the sinkers.

Referring to Figs. 29 and 30, when the sinker head jacks "are raised in the position shown at the right of Fig. 30, the butts will miss the cam '28I (which is movable in and out) and the stationary cam 282, and will engage the inner surface 283 of the cam 284 and will follow the path 285 until they strike the,inner edge 285 of cam 281, when they will be pushed in for reverse plating. The butts will then be moved out by the outer edge 2880f the cam 289. A cam 2I8 prevents the sinker headjacks from sliding too far outin their respective slots after following the path 2. The cam 2I2 sinks the jacks and also evens them to the proper radius, and another cam 2 I3 evens the jacks just before they come in con-v tact with the dial jacks. 1

When the sinker head jacks 52 are in their down position as shown at the left of Fig. 30. they come in contact with the under-surface 2I4 of the cam 284 and are held intheir sunken position all the-way around until they are selected by dial jacks for reverse plating.

v The butts of the sinkers travel in the path 2I5 and then engage the cam surface 2I8, and are withdrawn by the cam 2I1, so that the yarn is fed to the needles in the usual manner,

The movable cam 28I is slidingly moved out in an inclined'path, and brings all the sinker head jacks to their out position, provided they have been pushed in by the dial jacks, and are sunk by cam 284,. for reciprocating knitting.

As shown most clearly in'Figs. l, 4, 4a. and 4b,

the movable. cam 28I is operated by a rod 2I8 pivoted at 2| 8 (Fig. l) to a lever 228 which is operated by a cam 22I on thedrum I58. The

upper end of the rod 2I8 has a bar 222 on which.

slides the arm'223 of a bell crank lever 224 pivoted at 225 on a suitable bracket or support 228. The other arm 221 of said bell crank lever engages a notch 228 in a sliding block 229 carried by screws .238 in the bracket 228 on the sinker head cap.

On the lower side of the block 229 is the cam the beveled edge 232 of the switch or dividing cam 233 (see Fig. 26) are moved into their inward position to stay effective for normal plating only. The other half of the dial jacks, being those without the central butts 52a, are used as selected to operate on the sinker jacks while reverse plating in the foot. The switch or dividing cam 233 has a raised and lowered position and when operating in its lowered position it engages only the central butts 52a of the sinkers. These two positions are secured or provided for by a. pin 234.

in a cam shaped slot 234' (see Fig. 28) in a flat piece 235 fastened to a rod 238 by screws-231. 

